Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial
phrase,' It is the busiest man who has time to spare'. Thus, an
elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard
to her niece. An hour will be spent in writing a postcard , another
hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address ,
an hourand a quarter in compositionand twenty minutes in deciding
whether or not to take an umbrella when goingto the pillar box in the
street. Thetotal effort that could occupy a busy manfor three
minutes,
all told may in this fashion leave another person completely
exhausted after a day of doubt ,anxiety and toil.
1.What happens when the time to be spent on some work increases?
a) the work is done smoothly.
b) the work is done leisurely.
c) work consumes all the time.
d) The work needs additional time.
Here the method of elimination and inference applies. A and D are
eliminated at the first reading. The description that the lady who
has enough leisure time takes the entire day in writing the postcard